The Nestle Group is carrying several major projects with the aim of popularising Vietnamese coffee among coffee consumers all over the world and making Viet Nam an international reference for robusta coffee, said a Nestle executive.

Executive Vice President for Nestle Nandu Nandkishore, responsible for Asia, Oceania and Africa (Photo:VNA)

Executive Vice President for Nestle Nandu Nandkishore, responsible for Asia, Oceania and Africa, told the Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper that the recent inauguration of Nestle’s 80-million USD factory in Dong Nai Province not only marks a new step forward in the group’s presence in Viet Nam but also demonstrates that Nestle is continuing to carry out its commitment to the community, coffee farmers and consumers in the country.

The Dong Nai factory, Nestle’s second facility to produce de-caffeinated coffee beans in the world, will use only Vietnamese robusta coffee beans, and its product will be supplied to Nestle processing facilities around the world, according to the executive.

It is expected to raise the production value for Vietnamese coffee farmers as well as the Vietnamese coffee reputation in international markets, he said.

Vietnamese coffee is available in more than 80 countries and territories across the world, making the country the second largest coffee exporter in the world, only after Brazil.

The country is currently the world's leading exporter of robusta coffee. Last year, it earned 3.62 billion USD from shipping 1.73 million tonnes of coffee abroad, up 33.4% in volume and 32.2% in value.

(Source: VNA)